Fukuoka Bank Adopts Hitachi's Finger Vien Authentication System for ATMs.Tokyo, Japan, Mar 17, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Hitachi announced on March 16 that Fukuoka Bank has adopted its proprietary finger vein authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically and will begin offering a biometrics service for customers on March 20. The bank will issue arecore card, a cash/credit card that supports the finger vein authentication system, and Biometrics IC cash card, to its customers, and replace all of its automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. (ATMs) with Hitachi's finger vein authentication system terminals. With this move, the bank aims to improve the identity verification Noun 1. identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or procedure and ensure safer use of ATMs. This is the first time that a finger vein authentication system has been deployed by a regional bank in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four major islands. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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